Kylian Mbappe helped France reach the FIFA World Cup the quarter-finals with a solid 1-0 victory over Paraguay, but the game ended in bad shape after the final whistle.France, considered one of the favorites to win the tournament, were forced to put up a tough and tough fight with Paraguay in the sweltering heat of Philadelphia. Mbappe, who spent much of the game after suffering from serious injuries, scored the only goal in a dangerous situation after a VAR review confirmed a foul on Desire Doue. After the final whistle, the clashes ended during the usual handshake line. Paraguay goalkeeper Orlando Gill tried to shake Mbappe’s hand, but the French captain ignored the gesture and turned to celebrate with his supporters. An angry Gill then threw the ball at Mbappe, hitting him in the back, although the French star chose not to react.Watch:“I tried to shake his hand, but since he didn’t listen to me, I got angry,” Gill later admitted. “But that was it. I calmed down after that.”Mbappe’s winning goal was his seventh of the competition, moving him back to the top of the Golden Boot standings. It also took his World Cup career to 19 goals, leaving him just one behind Lionel Messi’s all-time record.Reflecting on the tough competition, Mbappe insisted that France were prepared for Paraguay’s brutal approach.“We knew what kind of game it was going to be,” Mbappe said. “We can get our hands dirty, too. We know how to play dirty football. They probably thought we’d be in tuxedos, but we were ready.”The win sends France into their fourth consecutive World Cup quarter-finals, where they will face Morocco, a team they beat in the semi-finals of the 2022 tournament in Qatar.